Program Chairs

Program Chairs are committee chairs whose responsibilities are specific to technical programming at an Annual Meeting or at a MAS Topical Conference.

Future Co-Chairs

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2023

July 23-27, Minneapolis, MN

Anette von der Handt, MAS Program Co-Chair

Research Associate

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Email: avonderh-at-mail.ubc.ca

Past Co-Chairs

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2022

July 31 – August 4, Portland, OR

Michelle Thompson, MAS Program Co-Chair

Assistant Professor
Purdue University
550 Stadium Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907

Email: mthompson-at-purdue.edu

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2021

August 1-5, Pittsburgh, PA

Andrew Herzing, MAS Program Co-Chair
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg,MD20899
andrew.herzing-at-nist.gov

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2020

August 2-6, Milwaukee, WI

John Fournelle

John Fournelle, MAS Program Co-Chair

Director, Electron Microprobe Lab and SEM Lab
Email: johnf-at-geology.wisc.edu
Website: http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~johnf

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2019

August 4-8, Portland, OR

Assel Aitkaliyeva, MAS Program Co-Chair

University of Florida
aitkaliyeva-at-mse.ufl.edu

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2018

August 5-9, Baltimore, MD

JamesLebeau

James Lebeau, MAS Program Co-Chair

North Carolina State University

Department of Materials Science & Engineering
Tel: (919) 515.5049
Email: jmlebeau-at-ncsu.edu

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2017

August 6-10, St. Louis, MO

KatCrispin

Katherine L. Crispin, MAS Program Co-Chair

The Pennsylvania State University
Materials Characterization Laboratory
N005 Millennium Science Complex
University Park, PA 16802
Tel: (814) 865-0344
Email: klcrispin-at-psu.edu

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2016

July 24-28, Columbus, OH

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Brian Gorman, MAS Program Co-Chair

Colorado School of Mines
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
1500 Illinois St.
Golden, CO 80401
Tel: +1 303 384 2239
Email: bgorman-at-mines.edu

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2015

August 3-7, Portland, OR

Donovan Leonard

Donovan Leonard, MAS Program Co-Chair

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Email: leonarddn-at-ornl.gov

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2014

August 3-7, Hartford, CT

Yoosuf

Yoosuf N. Picard, MAS Program Co-Chair

Carnegie Mellon University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh PA 15213
Tel: +1 412 268 3044
Email: ypicard-at-cmu.edu

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2013

August 4-8, Indianapolis, IN

Emmanuelle Marquis

Emmanuelle Marquis, MAS Program Co-Chair

University of Michigan
Department of Materials Science & Engineering
H.H. Dow Building
2300 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor MI 48109-2136
Tel: +1 734 764 8717
Fax: +1 734 763 4788
Email: emarq-at-umich.edu

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2012

July 29 – August 2, Phoenix, AZ

Vin

Vin Smentkowski, MAS Program Co-Chair

GE Global Research
Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
1 Research Circle
Building K1 1d41
Niskayuna NY 12309
Tel: +1 518 387 5467
Fax: +1 518 387 6972
Email: smentkow-at-ge.com

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2011

August 7-11, Nashville, TN

Masashi Watanabe

Masashi Watanabe, MAS Program Co-Chair

Lehigh University
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
5 East Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Tel: +1 610 758 4207
Fax: +1 610 758 4244
Email: maw3-at-lehigh.edu

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2010

August 1-5, Portland, OR

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Brendan Foran, MAS Program Co-Chair

The Aerospace Corporation
7324 West 88th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Tel: +1 512 507 8131
Email: brendanforan-at-gmail.com

Microscopy & Microanalysis 2009

July 26-30, Richmond, VA

LukeBrewer

Luke N. Brewer, MAS Program Co-Chair

Sandia National Laboratories
PO Box 5800, MS 1411
Albuquerque, NM 87185-1411
Tel: +1 505 284 2816
Fax: +1 505 844 9781
Email: lnbrewe-at-sandia.gov